觀無量壽佛經義疏 2.62

2.62

"'If, after the Buddha passes into extinction, sentient beings are oppressed by the defiled, evil, unwholesome, and the five sufferings...'" This is the great compassion and skillful means to benefit beings, from which one sees that Vaidehī's stage is not that of an ordinary person or a follower of the Hinayāna. "Defiled, evil, and unwholesome" has the same meaning as explained before. As for "the five sufferings," the commentary states: "Because none of the five destinies is joyful." The single destiny of asuras, when divided, makes six; combined, there are only five. Alternatively, one may take the "five evils, five pains, and five burnings" of the larger text as the five sufferings: that is, the five kinds of faults prohibited by the five precepts are the five evils; violating these five matters and encountering disaster or breaking the law are the five pains; and subsequently falling into the three evil destinies is called the five burnings. Third, presenting her formal request.